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1968Final results

1968 election for Massachusetts House District 23

Massachusetts House of Representatives · Massachusetts

Walter W. Obrien (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating George T. McGarry (D) by 7.2 points.

Walter W. ObrienRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%6,167
46.4%5,342
11,509 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+37.81976R+37.31978R+58.41984R+56.81994R+42.01996R+30.42000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET